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19 Αυγ 2023 · Forty years ago, Clifton miners went on strike at the largest copper mine in North America - then the union was crushed and dissolved, but its effects still reverberate not only in the...
Clifton, a once-booming frontier mining town in southeast Arizona, has suffered through labor strikes and the ups and downs of mining and floods, yet still survives and is the location of one of the world’s largest deposits of copper.
18 Αυγ 2023 · Forty years ago, Clifton miners went on strike at the largest copper mine in North America. Then the union was crushed and dissolved, sending shock waves through organized labor.
4 Σεπ 2023 · A closeup of the mural depicting the 1983 miners' strike in Clifton. Here, Arizona law enforcement and the National Guard members march on striking copper miners, launch tear gas into...
Negotiations between Phelps Dodge and the unions failed to reach an agreement, and a strike began on midnight of July 30, including workers from Morenci, Ajo, Clifton, and Douglas, Arizona. Thousands of miners walked out and a picket line was formed at the Morenci Mine.
The Morenci Mine is a large copper mine located near Morenci, Arizona, United States. Morenci represents one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world, having estimated reserves of 3.2 billion tonnes (3.5 × 10 9 short tons) of ore grading 0.16% copper.
Arizona Copper Mine Locations -- see key in map. Arizona Copper Mine Locations vs. Copper Deposits in Arizona. Pie chart created by Liam Goetz (from data-see bibliography) The Process. When mining for copper, machinery is used for drilling holes into the ore where the copper is embedded.
